(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – The price of a standard loaf of bread is now reduced by Rs.5 with effect from midnight tomorrow, All Island Bakery Owners Association said.
"Bread price down by Rs. 5"Category: HIGHLIGHTED
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed the officials to implement a program to control soaring vegetable prices to provide relief to consumers while safeguarding farmers.
"Sri Lanka President instructs officials to take steps to control soaring vegetable prices"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Pakistan has assured to extend its cooperation in defense, trade, people-to-people relations, countering extremism, promoting religious harmony and in any other area Sri Lanka would need.
"Pakistan reiterates full cooperation to Sri Lanka"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – A harvest of 350,000 metric tons of paddy is expected during this Maha season from the Kurunegala district and arrangements have been made by the government to purchase 50,000 metric tons of paddy through recognized rice mills, Kurunegala District Secretary Gamini Illangarathne said.
"Paddy purchasing begins"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –The new stretch from Matara-Godagama to Hambantota-Barawakumbuka of the southern expressway, E01, was declared open by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday.
"Southern Expressway stretches further"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Ahead of the upcoming 43rd Session of the Human Rights Council scheduled to commence today, Foreign Secretary Ravinatha Aryasinha briefed the President of the HRC Ambassador Elisabeth Tichy-Fisslberger on the Government of Sri Lanka’s decision to withdraw its co-sponsorship of Resolution 40/1 of March 2019 on ‘Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka’, which also incorporates and builds on preceding Resolutions 30/1 of October 2015 and 34/1 of March 2017.
"43rd Session of UNHRC commences today" (COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – The Ministry of Defence (MOD) announced today that applications to obtain a firearm licence are now being accepted.
"MOD begins accepting applications for firearm licence"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –I join all Sri Lankan Hindu devotees who are dedicating themselves to celebrate the Maha Sivarathri festival which signifies the dispelling of darkness of ignorance with the light of knowledge and understanding, states President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in a Maha Sivarathri message.
"Maha Sivarathri dispels darkness, emanates the light of knowledge – President"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – The female representation in Parliament requested the citizens of Sri Lanka to elect more suitable female representatives to the parliament at the coming general election to make policy decisions on behalf of women and children. They expressed these views addressing a press conference held yesterday at the Parliament complex.
"Women MPs urge voters to elect more female representatives"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Sri Lanka President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa says his aim is to eradicate poverty with the creation of a people-centric economy.
"President promises to eradicate poverty by building a people centric economy"